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RCN chief nurse Nicola Ranger in House of Commons committee room while giving evidence to MPs

Sexual harassment at work has been seen as ‘part of the job’ because most nurses are women

27 Oct 2023
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Photo of a busy ward, illustrating story about rising NHS waiting lists

Health Foundation analysis prompts calls for urgent action after ‘a decade of underin

27 Oct 2023
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Nurses picket Northern General Hospital in Sheffield during RCN pay strike in 2022

Court challenge looms after NHS bank staff and nurses working for social enterprises were

26 Oct 2023
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A medic standing at the bedside of an older patient checks a sepsis screening tool

Patients still dying due to not receiving right care at right time, but

26 Oct 2023
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General practice nurse nurse bandages a patient's hand and wrist – many practice staff may be waiting for this year's pay rise

General practice staff were promised 6% award, but union claims thousands could still

25 Oct 2023
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A young female care worker sitting on a chair and looking at her phone

Charity helpline sees rise in calls by care workers recruited from over

25 Oct 2023
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Nurse smiles broadly as she greets female patient who is lying in hospital bed

‘Retire-and-return’ option for new NHS pensioners proved more popular among recently retir

24 Oct 2023
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RCN officials sit behind desk facing unseen members of the Senedd health and social care committee

Nurses’ leader credits new law with improving staff well-being but tells Welsh parliament

24 Oct 2023
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NHS trust’s advert for clinical nurse specialist with ‘an advanced level of practice’ draw

23 Oct 2023
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A hospital corridor with blurred staff members indicating how busy and hectic it is

Near misses, medicine errors and unsafe incidents are rife says Care Quality Commission’s

20 Oct 2023
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Countess of Chester Hospital sign in grounds. Police mugshot of Lucy Letby, inset

Culture at Countess of Chester Hospital to be a key focus of Thirlwall Inquiry as it exami

20 Oct 2023
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A female nurse looks downwards towards a window: a study is going to examine why female nurses are at higher risk of committing suicide

Laura Hyde Foundation has welcomed the project that will investigate root causes of the hi

19 Oct 2023

Field-specific standards for nursing cover learning disabilities, palliative and end of lif

19 Oct 2023

Nurses with long-COVID condemn comments casting doubt on their condition made by Boris John

18 Oct 2023

Union urges nurses in general practice in Scotland to write to their employers if there is

18 Oct 2023

Guidance from the NHS Staff Council says employers should review ad hoc home and agile work

17 Oct 2023

Employment and equality lawyer will lead reviews sparked by claims of institutional racism,

17 Oct 2023

‘Precarious’ workforce situation in England’s social care sector is most acute in nurse sta

16 Oct 2023

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